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Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
Selected1M Return
  • ESSEssex Property Trust Inc− 1.77%
  • MAAMid-America Apartment Communities Inc− 2.86%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

ESS− 1.8%MAA− 2.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricESSMAA
Return
Last Price279.67128.69
Daily Change+ 0.37%+ 0.10%
Period ReturnPast Month
− 1.77%
− 2.86%
Valuation
Market Cap$18.0 B$15.0 B
P/E Ratio43.5337.25
Dividend Yield4.30%4.57%
Net MarginTrailing 12M21.5%18.2%
Risk
Beta0.700.70
52-Week Range238.46 — $303.35120.30 — $146.41

Company

  • ESSReal Estate · Real Estate
  • MAAReal Estate · Real Estate

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To Understand This

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